Which to use
“empreinte” and “empreintes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,081
- “empreinte” frequency rank
- #10,494
- “empreintes” frequency rank
- 16575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empreinte | empreintes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Figure empreinte, impression, marque obtenue par pression. | Pluriel de empreinte. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set empreinte and empreintes apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. empreinte and empreintes are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃t\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “empreinte” sits inside “empreintes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empreinte is recorded at frequency rank #6,081, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃t\. empreintes is at rank #10,494, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃t\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16575, this pair ranks #387,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empreinte vs empreintes
Shared letters: eimnprt. Private to "empreinte": -. Private to "empreintes": s.
"empreinte" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCCV · "empreintes" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- empreinte ← emmpreinte · emperinte · emppreinte · empreinet · empreinnte · empreintte · empreitne · emprenite
- empreintes ← emmpreintes · emperintes · emppreintes · empreinets · empreinntes · empreintess · empreintse · empreinttes
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empreinte" and "empreintes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "empreinte" or "empreintes"?
Remembering empreinte vs empreintes
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “empreinte” entry
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